He proved that he could not only rap, but actually make songs and that was evident on joints such as “Merry Go Round”, “Story of the Stairs” and the subject of this post, “Alpha Omega”, which now has a video to accompany it.ĭirected by Ryan Hardy and Ryan Girard, the clip for “Alpha Omega” is a cinematic one, giving us MGK in an abandoned auditorium, surrounded by dangerously tempting women and occasionally drenched in blood. “It should have been my first album”, MGK said of General Admission. General Admission displayed a different side of the Cleveland rapper, and was heavy in contrast to his debut effort, Lace Up. Although Alpha and Omega is his strongest album yet, it follows a cryptic rule book and requires a lot of effort for non-7th Sign Regime members".When Machine Gun Kelly dropped his sophomore album, General Admission, in the Fall of last year, many deemed the project as a coming out party, of sorts, for him. That Bizzy doesn't give two flips about current trends and what people think makes him both unique and somewhat unapproachable. Is it worth starting here for a newbie? Check fiery numbers like "Capo", "My Niggaz", and the extremely funky "Sit Back Relax", and you'll probably be swayed. The urgency of the record is exciting and there's a ton of Bone prose to devour. If you even have a passing interest in Bizzy, go right out and pick it up. All of the guests on the album are 7th Sign Regime members, and if it weren't for Biggie, 2Pac, and Left Eye getting their shoutouts on "Thug World"-an inspired interpolation of Slick Rick's "Hey Young World"-Alpha and Omega would exist entirely outside the world of mainstream hip-hop. Lyrically, this is the best Bizzy Bone album, but the subject matter and numerous references to Bizzy's posse, the 7th Sign Regime, are the dividing line - hard to follow if you're not a fan, rich with insight if you're down.
It's driven him for a while now, but on Alpha and Omega, it has set him on fire. AllMusic's David Jeffries gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, stating "While his former crew, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, turned to religion once in a while and mysticism on occasion, Bizzy Bone's solo career has been heavy with prophecy and sky-gazing wonder. "I Understand" was released as a promotional single with a music video.Īlpha and Omega received generally positive reviews from music critics. The album peaked at number 152 on the Billboard 200, number 27 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 16 on both Top Rap Albums and Independent Albums charts in the United States. It features guest appearances from Prince Rasu, Big B, the late Adrian "Capo Confuscious" Parlette, King Josiah, Hollis Jae, Kevin Rowe & Llan (yon). Jones, Paul Chase, Brian Lamb, Kevin Rowe, Llan, Kenny McCloud, Gary "Geewhiz" Greenberg, and Bizzy Bone himself. Production was handled by Anthony M'Shala Moses, Darrell L. It was released on September 14, 2004, via Bungalo Records with a bonus DVD that showed behind-the-scenes footage of the making of the album. Alpha and Omega is the third solo studio album by American rapper Bizzy Bone.
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